let's go. >> 22 after the hour. a former professor gets life mind bars for killing colvers a huntsville. she was angry she didn't get tenure and went on a shooting rampage. she avoided the death penalty by pleading guilty. >>> the army corps of engineers is not liable for billions of dollars of blood damage during katrina. the army corps is immune of lawsuits under a provision of the federal court claim tax. heather? >> small businesses across the country are taking a hit amid the recent economic slow down. we are learning that it could get even worse on january 2nd automatic spending cuts kick in from 2011. one projection says more than 2 million jobs could be lost and a recent study from aerospace industry says 45 percent of those will be small business workers. also alarming this word from a recent small business committee hearing. it could be the loss of 109 billion in personal earnings and a reduction in 1215 billion from gdp. how can small business owners prevent themselves from losses? let's go to vera gibbon